The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

The foreign ministers of Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia wrote that "any attempts at annexation or of settlement extension violate international law."

Rwanda-backed rebels have killed at least 80 people in eastern Congo, according to Congolese authorities

Months after famine was declared in nearby displacement camps, the besieged Sudanese city of El-Fasher is now seeing starvation deaths of its own, with no food aid entering and the UN’s World Food Programme warning of worsening conditions for the 300,000 people still trapped inside.

More than 200 have been arrested for alleged support of Palestine Action – and hundreds more are expected to protest on Saturday

COMMENT: Proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the government, the group is being punished for exposing Israel’s crimes in Gaza and the UK’s role enabling it – we cannot let our opposition be silenced, says human rights campaigner Bianca Jagger

First lady is facing increased scrutiny as political experts suggest she is behind US president’s recent volte-faces on Gaza and Putin

Australia and western allies are urging Israel to abandon plans to re-invade and take total control of Gaza City, warning it will breach international law.

Move comes amid calls for reparations for slavery and king’s removal as head of state of Caribbean country

Sovereign states are not only responsible for tackling fossil fuel damage, they have to make redress, according to a recent ground-breaking ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The ruling makes clear that the court believes states must actively prevent harm to the world’s climate system. States that fail…